Salto, MyCanal, Arte.tv, OCS, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+ and even Starzplay… In addition to all the television channels! Faced with this gargantuan serial offer, you can no longer keep up? 20 minutes selects for you each month the best new series coming out in France and provides you with the calendar (regularly updated) of the dates of broadcast or posting of new series or new seasons of your favorite fictions.
The series not to miss in May
The return of Ewan McGregor as “Obi-Wan Kenobi”
A series eagerly awaited by fans of the Star Wars saga! After The Mandalorian and The Boba Fett Book, the 3rd series in live-action Star Wars is interested in one of the most emblematic characters of the intergalactic saga, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ten years after the prelogy, Ewan McGregor finds in Obi-Wan Kenobi the legendary role of the Jedi Knight, while Hayden Christensen dons the costume of Darth Vader. Lucasfilm entrusted the production of the series to Deborah Chow, who signed several episodes of The Mandalorian. In the 6 episodes that make up this miniseries, broadcast on a weekly basis, except for the first 2 put online on May 27 on Disney +, the former Jedi Master embarks on a crucial mission during which he will have to face allies now become enemies and face the wrath of the Empire. May The Force Be With You!
The nocturnal thriller “The Responder”
A former policeman who became a screenwriter like Olivier Marchal in France, Tony Schumacher spent many years on night patrol in Liverpool before breaking down and giving up his badge. He was inspired by his personal memories in The Responderbroadcast on May 9 and 10 on Canal+, to create the character of Chris Carson, a worn-out and disillusioned cop in the midst of an existential crisis, played by a Martin Freeman (Fargo, Sherlock) at the top of his art, which connects a series of night patrols. As he tries to keep his head above water at work and in his personal life, Chris finds himself forced to accept a newbie partner, Rachel. In the dangerous neighborhoods of Liverpool, they will only be able to survive the night by sticking together. Otherwise, their mutual destruction is assured. Unveiled in a French preview at Séries Mania, this thrilling nocturnal thriller, built around a neat plot, tinged with black humor, implicitly protests against an underfunded and understaffed public service.
The gothic mystery “The Essex Serpent”
After Severanceworn by Adam Scott, Slow Horsesworn by Gary Oldman, Roars with Nicole Kidman, Pachinko and WeCrashed, Apple TV+ continues to amaze with its prestigious original content! Adapted from the eponymous novel by Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpentwhose first two episodes will be put online on May 13, followed by one episode per week until Friday June 10, has the good idea of bringing together Claire Danes (Homeland) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki). Set in Victorian England, she plays Cora Seaborne, a paleontology-savvy widow from London to investigate a legendary snake in a small fictional village in Essex County. He plays Will Ransome, the town pastor. They will join forces to solve the mystery around this sea creature. A gothic fiction that questions the links between science, religion and fanaticism.
The detective biopic “Clark”
A series to wait until May 27 before discovering the highly anticipated first part of the new season of Stranger Things on the platform! clark, available May 5 on Netflix, featuring Bill Skarsgård as Clark Olofsson, a famous Swedish bank robber in the 1970s, who originated the concept of “Stockholm syndrome”. A crazy story based on the “truth and lies” of the gangster’s autobiography.
Spatiotemporal love from “The Time Traveler’s Wife”
After the film Out of time from 2009 worn by Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana, the novel by Audrey Niffenegger Time is nothing is being adapted as a series for HBO. The Time Traveler’s Wifeto be seen in US + 24 on OCS on May 16, follows the extraordinary and thwarted love story of Clare and Henry, played by Rose Leslie (Games of Thrones) and Theo James (Divergent), who suffers from chronodeficiency and is despite himself finds himself transported back in time… A spatiotemporal love story revisited by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Sherlock) and by the director of Game Of ThronesDavid Nutter.
The schedule of broadcasts in France
The Torch, The Adventurers of ChupacabraFollowing The flamein May on Canal+
Oussekineminiseries, in May on Disney+
Sunday May 1
Magnum PIseason 2, Amazon Prime Video
Wistingseason 2, two episodes per evening on Sundays at 8:55 p.m. on Polar +
Monday, May 2
The Pactseason 1, two episodes per evening on Mondays at 8:55 p.m. on Polar +
The Equalizerseason 2, Mondays at 9 p.m. on Serieclub
Tuesday, May 3
trillion, season 6, two episodes per evening on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on Canal+ Series
Wednesday May 4
The Originalsseasons 1-5, Amazon Prime Video
Three meters above the skyseason 3, Netflix
El marginalseason 5, Netflix
Agents of SHIELD, season 7, Disney+
The Fostersseason 5, Disney+
Leo Mattei, juvenile brigade, seasons 8 and 9, Disney+
The promiseminiseries, Disney+
Thursday May 5
Platonicseason 1, at 8:40 p.m., OCS Max and in full on demand on OCS
The Pentaverateminiseries, Netflix
clarkminiseries, Netflix
Welcome to Edenseason 1, Netflix
Friday, May 6
Tehran, season 2, Apple TV+
The Wildsseason 2, Amazon Prime Video
Bosch: Legacyseason 1, Amazon Prime Video
Girls5Evaseason 2, three episodes then one per evening at US time on Fridays at 11:15 p.m. on Canal+ Series, and on MyCanal
Charmed (2018), season 2, Salto
Vampire DiariesIntegral, Salto
The Sound of Magicseason 1, Netflix
State of Happinessseason 1, Arte.tv
Coronerseason 4, at 9 p.m. on 13th Street
Monday, May 9
Mobile Squadseason 1, Arte.tv
The Responderseason 1, three episodes on May 9 and two episodes on May 10 at 9 p.m. on Canal+ and in full on MyCanal
Better Thingsseason 5, three episodes per evening on Mondays at 9 p.m. on Canal+Séries
Parliamentseason 2, France TV Slash (and season 1 on France 5)
Replacingnew unreleased episodes, at 9:10 p.m. on TF1
Tuesday May 10
Visitorsseason 1, Warner TV
Workin’ Momsseason 6, Netflix
Wednesday May 11
How I Met Your Father, season 1, Disney+
The Everrealm Tournamentseason 1, Disney+
Anna, miniseries, Disney+
brothers in crimeseason 2, Netflix
42 days of darknessseason 1, Netflix
Savage Beauty, season 1, Netflix
Thursday May 12
HPI, season 2, at 9:10 p.m. on TF1
Ad Vitamminiseries, in full from May 12 to June 17 on Arte.tv
Friday May 13
The Essex Serpentminiseries, the first two episodes will be available on May 13, followed by an episode each Friday, Apple TV+
Threesomefour episodes per evening on Fridays at 9 p.m. and in full on MyCanal
That’s how I love youseason 2, somersault
The Lincoln Defenseseason 1, Netflix
Neumattseason 1, Netflix
The Jack-of-all-trades, season 1, Netflix
Saturday May 14
Tin Starseason 1, at 8:50 p.m. on Altice Studio
Monday May 16
The Time Traveler’s Wife, season 1, at 8:40 p.m. on OCS City
Vampire in the Garden, season 1, Netflix
Visionsseason 1, at 9:10 p.m. on TF1
Tuesday May 17
The Future Diaryseason 2, Netflix
Wednesday May 18
Life & Beth, season 1, Disney+
Grand Hotelseason 1, Disney+
Grown-ishseason 4, Disney+
TOTSseason 2, Disney+
I promise youseason 2, Disney+
Who killed Sarah?season 3, Netflix
Thursday May 19
bang bang babyseason 1, part 2, Amazon Prime Video
creepshowseason 3, at 11:25 p.m. on Paris Première
The mountain of secretsminiseries, in full on Arte.tv until July 8
Sisterhood, season 1, at 8:50 p.m. on Altice Studio
Friday May 20
Now and Thenseason 1, Apple TV+
Towards the starsseason 1, Amazon Prime Video
Mafia Queensseason 1, Arte.tv
Theodosiaseason 1, somersault
Love, Death & RobotsVolume 3, Netflix
Mafia Queens, seasons 1 and 2, Arte.tv
Wednesday May 25
Wu-Tang: An American Sagaseason 1, Disney+
Bob’s Burgerseason 12, Disney+
brickleberry, seasons 1 to 3, Disney+
philadelphiaseasons 3 to 7, Disney+
Thursday May 26
The mountain of secretsminiseries, Thursdays until June 9, on Arte
Friday May 27
Stranger Thingsseason 4, volume 1, Netflix
Obi-One Kenobi, season 1, two episodes, then one episode per week on Disney+